www.washingtontimes.com Topics: Anna Nordqvisthttp://www.washingtontimes.com/topics/anna-nordqvist/?utm_medium=RSS2017-09-17T11:57:38-04:00Nordqvist beats Altomare in playoff to win Evian major2017-09-17T11:57:38-04:00GRAHAM DUNBARhttp://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/sep/17/nordqvist-beats-altomare-in-playoff-to-win-evian-m/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>EVIAN-LES-BAINS, France (AP) - Defying driving rain and hail in a playoff, Anna Nordqvist beat unheralded American Brittany Altomare at the first extra hole to win the Evian Championship on Sunday.</p> <p>Nordqvist took the fifth and final major of the season by sinking a 4-foot putt for a bogey 5 ...Jutanugarn takes No. 1 spot; Creamer, Kim lead in New Jersey2017-06-03T19:04:21-04:00http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/jun/3/jutanugarn-takes-no-1-spot-creamer-kim-lead-in-new/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>GALLOWAY TOWNSHIP, N.J. (AP) - Ariya Jutanugarn took the No. 1 spot in the world ranking without hitting a shot, and Paula Creamer and In-Kyung Kim topped the ShopRite LPGA Classic leaderboard Saturday.</p> <p>Taking the week off, Jutanugarn replaced Lydia Ko atop the ranking when So Yeon Ryu missed the ...Defending champ Nordqvist shoots 7-under 64 for LPGA lead2017-06-02T19:44:14-04:00http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/jun/2/2-time-defending-champ-nordqvist-leads-shoprite-lp/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>GALLOWAY TOWNSHIP, N.J. (AP) - Anna Nordqvist knows how to get around Stockton Seaview - and likes the view from atop the ShopRite LPGA Classic leaderboard.</p> <p>The two-time defending champion shot a 7-under 64 on Friday to take a one-stroke lead after the first round of the 54-hole event near ...Anna Nordqvist wins Founders Cup in college homecoming2017-03-19T21:07:13-04:00JOHN NICHOLSONhttp://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/mar/19/anna-nordqvist-wins-founders-cup-in-college-homeco/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>PHOENIX (AP) - Anna Nordqvist caught up with some college friends - and left everyone else behind Sunday on another hot afternoon at the Bank of Hope Founders Cup.</p> <p>The 29-year-old former Arizona State player shot a 4-under 68 to hold off fellow major champions Ariya Jutanugarn, Stacy Lewis and ...Amy Yang eagles par 4, stretches LPGA lead to 3 in Malaysia2016-10-28T05:32:21-04:00http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2016/oct/28/amy-yang-eagles-par-4-stretches-lpga-lead-to-3-in-/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) - Amy Yang holed a pitching wedge for eagle on the par-4 11th hole and stretched her lead to three strokes Friday in the hot, humid and stormy Sime Darby LPGA Malaysia.</p> <p>The 27-year-old South Korean player had a 2-under 69 at TPC Kuala Lumpur, a ...Jessica Korda wins Airbus LPGA Classic2014-05-25T19:29:24-04:00http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/may/25/jessica-korda-wins-leads-airbus-lpga-classic/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p> MOBILE, Ala. (AP) - Jessica Korda won her first LPGA Tour title two years in Australia and opened this season with another victory in the Bahamas. On Sunday, the 21-year-old Florida got one on her home turf with a back-nine charge in the Airbus LPGA Classic.</p> <p> "It's very ...Anna Nordqvist leads Airbus LPGA Classic2014-05-24T18:57:02-04:00http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/may/24/anna-nordqvist-leads-airbus-lpga-classic/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p> MOBILE, Ala. (AP) - Anna Nordqvist moved into position for her third victory of the year, shooting her second straight 6-under 66 to take the third-round lead Saturday in the Airbus LPGA Classic.</p> <p> The 26-year-old Swede, the winner in Thailand and Carlsbad, had a 16-under 200 total on ...Anna Nordqvist rallies to win Kia Classic2014-03-30T22:12:37-04:00JAY PARIShttp://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/mar/30/anna-nordqvist-rallies-to-win-kia-classic/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p> CARLSBAD, Calif. (AP) - Anna Nordqvist rallied to win the Kia Classic on Sunday at Aviara for her second victory in her last four LPGA Tour starts.</p> <p> Two strokes behind leaders Cristie Kerr and Lizette Salas entering the round, Nordqvist closed with her second straight 5-under 67 for ...Sweden's Anna Nordqvist wins LPGA Thailand2014-02-23T14:36:01-05:00http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/feb/23/nordqvist-beats-inbee-to-win-lpga-thailand/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p> CHONBURI, Thailand (AP) - Anna Nordqvist won the LPGA Thailand on Sunday to end a five-year victory drought, holding off top-ranked Inbee Park at Siam County Club.</p> <p> Nordqvist, the LPGA Championship and LPGA Tour Championship winner in 2009, led wire-to-wire. The 26-year-old Swede closed with a 4-under 68 ...Nordqvist keeps lead at LPGA Thailand2014-02-22T08:22:30-05:00http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/feb/22/nordqvist-keeps-lead-at-lpga-thailand/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p> CHONBURI, Thailand (AP) - Swede Anna Nordqvist shot a 5-under 67 at the LPGA Thailand on Saturday for a 4-stroke lead over top-ranked Inbee Park and American Michelle Wie.</p> <p> The 27th-ranked Nordqvist sprinkled her third round at the Siam Country Club with four birdies and an eagle on ...Nordqvist holds on to lead in Thailand by stroke2014-02-21T13:11:36-05:00http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/feb/21/nordqvist-holds-on-to-lead-in-thailand-by-stroke/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p> CHONBURI, Thailand (AP) - Anna Nordqvist made two late bogeys at the rainy LPGA Thailand, leaving her a stroke ahead Friday after the second round.</p> <p> The Swede shot an even-par 72 to remain 6 under. Germany's Sandra Gal, Paraguay's Julieta Granada and Spain's Azahara Munoz were tied for ...Nordqvist holds on to lead in Thailand by 1 stroke2014-02-21T07:37:16-05:00http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/feb/21/nordqvist-holds-on-to-lead-in-thailand-by-1-stroke/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p> CHONBURI, Thailand (AP) - Despite two late bogeys, Anna Nordqvist of Sweden shot even-par 72 to cling to the lead at the LPGA Thailand after a rainy second round on Friday.</p> <p> Nordqvist, chasing her first win on the U.S. LPGA Tour since 2009, bogeyed the 16th and 18th ...Choi shoots course record at Australian Open2014-02-15T02:46:35-05:00http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/feb/15/choi-shoots-course-record-at-australian-open/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p> MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) - South Korea's Chella Choi set a new course record with a 10-under 62 and took a share of the lead after the third round of the Women's Australian Open on Saturday.</p> <p> A day after Sweden's Anna Nordqvist broke the women's course record with a ...Yang beats Seo in playoff to win KEB HanaBank2013-10-20T04:55:53-04:00ASSOCIATED PRESShttp://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2013/oct/20/yang-beats-seo-in-playoff-to-win-keb-hanabank/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>INCHEON, SOUTH KOREA (AP) - Amy Yang birdied the first playoff hole on Sunday to beat South Korean compatriot Hee Kyung Seo and win the KEB HanaBank Championship for her first career title.</p><p>Michelle Wie, who started the final round tied for 22nd, surged up the leaderboard with six birdies for ...Golf Capsules2013-08-17T22:19:15-04:00The Associated Presshttp://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2013/aug/17/golf-capsules/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>PARKER, COLO. (AP) - Karine Icher put an emphatic end to a stunning shutout that put Europe on the verge of its first Solheim Cup win in America.</p><p>Icher rolled in a 45-foot birdie putt from just off the back of the 18th green Saturday afternoon as she and Beatriz Recari ...